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1984 Easter Egg Roll bag

Unknown, Reagan-era: Caroll Spinney appears as Big Bird. Spinney recalled to a newspaper that Nancy Reagan stayed in the tea room, "barking orders... to this Air Force captain", making sure things were moving along. "We were supposed to do a show at 1:30, and at 10 minutes to 1 we overheard her snapping on the radio, 'I want the show to start now.' And he says, 'But I don't think we start just yet.' And she said, 'Well, tell them if they're not off the grounds by 2, they'll be thrown off.'"[1]

2010: (April 5) Elmo and Maria (Sonia Manzano) read Stretch at the event; the 2009 book is by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin. (YouTube) Abby Cadabby, Rosita, and Gordon also appeared.[13] Walkarounds of Elmo, Abby, and Henson's Sid and Buddy wandered. Sesame Street seed packs were handed out at the event.

2011: (April 25) Theme of "Get Up and Go!", connected to First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative. Elmo, Maria (Sonia Manzano) and Gordon (Roscoe Orman) of Sesame Street reading. Separately, Art Smith is demonstrating health cooking. Abby and Rosita also known to have been in attendance.[14] Elmo also sang with Colbie Caillat. At the end of her story session, Kristi Yamaguchi made reference to Sesame Street. (YouTube)